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A Solid Waste Authority made up of North Georgia Counties
for the purpose of promoting safe solid waste handling through education, recycling and composting
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The North Georgia Resource Management Authority was created
in 1994 by Towns, Union and Lumpkin Counties. This Authority allowed these counties to work regionally to handle existing
solid waste issues, to provide for solid waste to be properly and economically diverted from landfill waste streams, to explore
potential opportunities, to maximize resources and to expand existing programs.
In 1997 Banks County became a member
and in 2000 the Authority became the second regional Keep America Beautiful Affiliate in the State of Georgia under the name
"Keep Our Mountains Beautiful".
To date the Authority has brought its members over $1,800,000.00 in grant funds
and has won five awards.
The North Georgia Resource Management Authority began the first Regional Recycling Co-operative
in the state of Georgia in 2005. By working together as a region we are able to collect more materials and market them successfully.
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For more information on the North Georgia Resource Management Authority, please contact:
Leslie George, Executive Director
170 Scoggins Drive, Demorest, GA 30535
706-894-2785 or email me at ngrma.lesliegeorge@gmail.com For more information
on Keep Our Mountains Beautiful please contact:
Ashley Rubio, Environmental Specialist
500 Thompson Street, Homer,
GA 30547
706-677-2344 or email Ashley at komb.ashleyrubio@gmail.com
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KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL'S EARTH DAY PSA
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Jerry Boling - Chairman
- Banks County
Commissioner Lamar Paris - Vice-Chair - Union County Larry Garrett - Union County
Commissioner Bill Scott
- Lumpkin County
Paul Von Ward, Lumpkin County
Commissioner Bill Kendall - Towns County
Mr. Neal Dover - Towns
County Commissioner
Milton Dalton - Banks County Mr. J.B. Jones - Member-at-Large - Lumpkin County
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Keep Georgia Beautiful
AdelRid.org
Chestatee Chattahoochee RC&D
Keep America Beautiful
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For information on volunteering to work a special
event or programs we offer, please contact Ashley Rubio at 706-677-2344 or Leslie George at 706-894-2785. We would love to
have you join us in our efforts to minimize waste and litter in our counties. We are always looking for new ideas and projects.
We hope you will share your ideas on ways we can be of more help to you in these areas.
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